God is a God of (x)

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i've enjoyed Hervey's biblical use of numbers - and so i've done a little digging of my own to find more interesting numerical tidbits...

God is a God of 1:
the waters under heaven were gathered into 1 place - Gen 1:9
God used 1 of Adam's ribs to make Eve - Gen 2: 21
Adam and Eve became 1 flesh - Gen 2: 24
But God was worried when they became, "like 1 of us" - Gen 3:2
The whole earth had 1 language - Gen 11: 1


God is a God of 2:

God made 2 great lights - Gen 1:16
Lamech married 2 women - Gen 4: 19
the word testicles is used Twice (in the NIV) - Lev 21:20, 22: 24 -and men have 2 testicles

God is a God of 42:
he ordained that the levite tribe should control 42 cities -Nu. 35: 6
42thousand Ehpraimites were killed because they couldn't say "Sibboleth" - Jdg 12: 6
bears mauled 42 of the youths who mocked Elisha - 2Ki 2:25
The beast is allowed to exercize authority for 42 months - Rev. 13: 5
God must read Douglas Adams...


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Numbers are of significant importance throughout the Word of God !

Just seeing certain numbers used in an aray or variety of ways, does not teach one anything of any significance.

To say that God is a God of any certain number, one must realize that that certain number must be attainable in "everything" and "everywhere" from within the Word of God.

The only number that is always attainable is the number 2, from all of the other numbers.

The problem lies in one's ability or inability to handle numbers that are within the Word of God.

You can not please God without faith - Hebrews 11:6

God does not want people to have blind faith, but how many know what faith is ?

Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"

God is a God of perfect balance, and anything that is not in balance is an abomination to God.

In God's Word, things are done to keep everything in balance when God gives the command for something to be done. If there are six things in a row, God, at the very least, has two rows to give balanace.

People humorously point out to me different numbers from within the Word - 7,s -- 42,s -- even 1,s . But the problem is, is that they do not understand how to perceive the usage of those numbers. That is why I have a thread called the Mysteries within the Word.

There is "only" One true God, Yet God himself called satan ,the devil , the adversary, the god of this world. And even though mankind comes up with many other gods. God himself never called these other gods - god.

I suggest you visit my thread called the mysteries .

L I C - H
 
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if the message of the bible is numerical - why is so little of it tied to numerical / mathmatical teaching? granted there are places in the scriptures - especially in the apocalyptic sections- that rely on a numerical interpretation, but i don't see the salvation story needs a numerical interpretation.

I think that your emphasis on the mysterious numbers of the bible distracts from the solid teachings of the bible. I think that your number games are fun, but only entertaining. I don't find them enlightening to any degree.

I don't see how you can teach or demonstrate love for your neighbor this way. I don't see how you can demonstrate holiness this way. I don't see justice . I don't see ethics . I don't see servanthood.

I just see mathmatical games, and a teaching of "secret knowledge" that hasn't been revealed in the scriptures, but requires an external and forced key for interpretation.
 
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It is revealed from within the scriptures, and I have shown many examples. You apparently just do not see the significance.

Which would mean that it is of no significance to you if God is a triune god or, a God of two of everything.

Truth is love - "agape" I Corinth 13:7 & 8

John 4:23 & 24 - true worshipers, will worship God in spirit and in truth.

L I C - Hervey
 
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Louis:

You can not manipulate numbers if you have established a base by which to use those numbers.

If you see a seven in the Word, you must ask yourself about the next seven, or else the first seven does not hold any weight whatsoever.

God is a God of balanance,and anything that is not in balance is an abomination unto the Lord God !!

Once this is established, you then can not waver from this foundational truth !! If you did, then others would easily see that you wavered from the established truth that everything that is of God , must come into balance, or else God would then be considered a liar, and no truth from him could be considered valid in anything he says. Nor from the person who has established that God is a God of balance.

I have noticed that you trinitarians do not talk about God in this way, because God can not come into balance according to the trinity doctrine ! Three can not come into balance !!

Job 31:6 - "Let me be weighed in an even balance , that God may know mine integrity"

Proverbs 16:11 - "A just weight and balance are the Lord's : all the weights of the bag are his work"

Revelation 6:5 - "And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse ; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand"



Love IN Christ - Christ IN - Hervey
 
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"You can not manipulate numbers if you have established a base by which to use those numbers.
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You mean something like establishing how you wanna use them then looking how they are used in the bible. Sorry, no dice, that's a tradition of man and expressly talked about by Paul in col. We are not to participate in this as christians. Its wrong.

"God is a God of balanance,and anything that is not in balance is an abomination unto the Lord God !!
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wow, you haven't studied science have you? Weather isn't balance, its chaos...earthquakes, tornados...you're way off ;)

You're thinking HUMAN balance. God is not a God of perfect syemitry as you say. For example, good doesn't have an opposite.
 
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